Hawaii State Committee of Blind Vendors

And Ho‘opono services for the blind

statewide annual Meeting

Saturday, june 27, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

HO′opono auditorium

1901 Bachelot street

honolulu, hi 96817

agenda

    I.        CALL TO ORDER

 II.        ROLL CALL; ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

III.        INTRODUCTORY REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR

IV.        ANNUAL PROGRAM REPORT

a.     Randolph Sheppard Revolving Account Balance

b.     Expenditure Report through June 2026

c.     BEP MANAGER - ANNUAL REVIEW AND FUTURE PROJECTIONS

 V.        STATEWIDE BLIND VENDORS VOTE ON THE BUDGET FOR SFY 2027.  DISCUSSION. PUBLIC TESTIMONY.  VOTE.

VI.        TRAINING BY HO‘OPONO SERVICES FOR THE BLIND

A.     ATTENDANCE

B.     Training: HR and payroll Services. Requirements. Saving by bundling and spreading costs over thousands of employees by using HR service.

C.     RANDOLPH SHEPPARD RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

D.     QUESTIONS & ANSWERS. FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS.

E.     LUNCH – Luncheon Speaker

F.      CLOSING REMARKS

VII.        ADJOURNMENT: DISCUSSION. Public Testimony. Vote.

Written testimony may be submitted to Ho‘opono via email to bhiga@dhs.hawaii.gov or received by regular mail at 1901 Bachelot Street, Honolulu, HI 96817, by Wednesday, June 24, 2026, or at the meeting.

If you need any auxiliary aids/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact MJ Andres at (808) 586-5283 or email her at mandres@dhs.hawaii.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.  Upon request, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.